give way to
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Rallies among travel stocks have come and gone since March, as signs of breakthroughs in negotiations to end the conflict give way to more fighting.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
It does suggest that one-size-fits-all prescribing after heart attack may need to give way to more personalized decisions, especially for patients with preserved heart function.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
The rapid spread of the emerging technology is seeing early enthusiasm give way to concerns about unemployment, rising costs, misinformation and security.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Early sections, with their displays of his strength and swagger, give way to a fractured interiority.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Anxiety had bubbled in Joe’s belly all morning, but it started now to give way to a tenuous sense of calm, more determined than nervous.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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